Spotlight



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UNITED STATES PATENT I OFFICE vvi'IIiLIAIvI I', WILLIAMS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

l sPorLIGHT.

Application-.mea August 22, 1923.' serial No. 658,685.

F. IVILLIAMS,

Be it known that I, WILIIrAM a citizen of the United States', of the city of Chicago, county of Cook,

and useful Improvements in Spotlights, of

which thefollowing is a specification.y

My invention relates to Improvements ink spot lights, especially adapted for use on ject the provision of an improved construction of this character whichris capable of economical manufacture and permits ofthe ready adjustmentof the light to various positions. Y l

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consistsin the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter dc'- scribed and claimed.

The invention will Fig. v5, a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. j'

The preferred form of construction vas illustrated in the drawings comprises a sleeve 6 having a stop flange 7 at one end, said sleeve being adapted and arrangedto fit through an opening 9 is threaded on the sleeve 6 asshown and packing washers 10 are interposed between the flange and collar and .the sides of the windshield glass, said sleeve being securely clamped in place on of the collar 9. Y Y

A tubular member 11 is rotatably mounted in the sleeve 6 being held in place by means of lock nuts 12 at the rear end and a stopL shoulder 13 at the top of the forward end thereof, said lock nuts serving` to impart sufficient friction tothe mounting so that the tubular member 11 will retain, through such friction, adjusted positions in. the sleeve6.

A supportingk arm 14 extendsforwardly from the shoulder 13 anda dependinglever 15 Vis fulcrumed at-15 arm, said lever depending and Yextending and a resident and State of Illinois, have invented certain newk andl has for its ob-1 be best understood in the windshield 8 of an automobile. A locking collar or nutY the windshield means onl a horizontal on said 'supporting substantially diameti'ically-across the end of thetubular member 11. An electric spot',l

light 16'k is Vcentrally mounted. rvr'on the `4lever .15y by means of the stem orv socket 16. -A tubular plunger 17 isvmounted for longitudinal movement in themember 11 andy is ex-v tended rearwardly well beyond said member 11where It is equipped 'with an operating.

knob or v'handle '18 `rigidly secured thereto.

At-it's ,forward end 19 the plunger 17 is fiat-V tened Tas shown in Fig. andlin'ks `20 con-1 nected lthereto by meansi of a rivet21 eX.-"

tendingcentrally through vthefflattened por'- tionof thefv plunger.. LThe links 20v are also vpivotally connected atv 22 to the lower freeend `of the lever 15 and `whereby longitudi- -nal movement of plunger 17 will rock or tilt the spotlight 16 as will be readily understood.; Suihcient friction isprovided between .the plunger 17 and the tubular meinber 11 to hold the same in adjusted posi-4 tions. This is facilitated by the specific mounting of the light, it requiring considerable force to move the light after it has been light is mounted in substantial longitudinal so j' lonce adjusted.V It will be observed ythat the alinementwith. the plunger 17. and also 'that the light tends to lassume by its own weight a position tilting slightly forwardly and" downwardly in position tocast the li ht rays onto the roadway ahead of the car which l is .substantially the normal position Vof the light, thus greatly facilitating rthe return of the light to normal position when use has been made thereof under abnormal conditions. y l* The yspot light 16 is equipped with usual electric light bulb supplied withcurrent through the-wires 23 extending into the plunger .for the purpose and passing thence forwardly along opposite sides leading into the socket 16 of the light.'

In use the light 16 may be turned up-A.

wardly or downwardly by forcingV the handle 18 forward or back and the light 16 swung or knob. 18. This arrangement constitutes a simple and effective one for the purpose b5 17 through' an opening 24 provided Y i' of the rivets 21 and axis by turning the handle n 1 and one which is capable of economical man-1 ufacture.

-whiie I have iiiustraed and' aeserituik form of 'construction for carryl,

the preferred ing my invention into effect, this is capableV of variation and modification without 'de-V partingfrom the spirit of the invention. L f

therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suoli variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

l. A construction of the class described comprising a sleeve having a flange at one end; a collar threaded on said sleeve and adapted to clamp the glass of a windshield; a tubular member extending through said sleeve; a'loek nut at the rear end of said tubular member engaging against said flange; a stop shoulder and supporting arm at the top of the forward end of said tubular member; a depending lever pivoted at the forward end of said supporting arm; a light mounted substantially centrally on said lever; a plunger extending through said tubular member; and an operative connection between said plunger and the free end of said lever, substantially as described.A

2. A construction of the class described comprising a sleeve having a flange at one end; a collar threaded on said sleeve and adapted to clamp the glass of a windshield; a tubular member extending through said sleeve; a look nut at the rear end of said tubular member engaging against said Harige; a stop shoulder and supporting arm at the top of the forward end of said tubular member; a depending lever pivoted at the forward end of said supporting arm; a light mounted substantially centrally on said lever; a plunger extending through said tubular member; a link connection between the forward end of said plunger and the free end of said lever; electric wires passing through said plunger and connected with said light; and an operating handle on the rear end of said plunger, said plunger' being extended well beyond said tubular member at the rear; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speeiieation.

VVILIIAM F. WILLIAMS. 

